Depression and anxiety are illnesses that haunt me. Sometimes they demand my undivided attention and other times they merely have an underlying presence in my thoughts. They hurt me, but they also help me develop new ideas.
Connection with the Author
Hope Jahren's new novel, Lab Girl, chronicles her struggles with mental anguish as well as love of lab, science and hard work. In some ways, we are very much alike. We both:
were born in 1969
love science and working in a lab
are fascinated by nature
understand Norwegian culture; having both lived there
struggled as females in the science field with few women mentors
like to write
work too hard
have difficulties managing stress and anxiety
manage extreme anxiety … [Read more...]